Common bile duct stones management: A network meta-analysis

CONCLUSION This network meta-analysis suggests that both laparoscopic CBD exploration and intraoperative ERCP have equally good outcomes and provide a preferable single-anesthesia patient pathway with a shorter overall length of hospital stay compared with the two-stage approaches. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Systematic Review/Meta Analysis; Level III.
Source: The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: INDEPENDENT SUBMISSION Source Type: research